Night light with fiber optics

ABSTRACT

The Night light with fiber optics has main objects with fiber optics arrangement to let visible wavelength light beam to be seen by viewer while the light passing though the said fiber optics from the said light means. The main object material can be selected from group combination from textile, metal, plastic, porcelain, ceramic, viscous-mud related items, wood for toys unit, stuff toys unit, blow-mold unit, season items, dolls, porcelain unit, ceramic units, poly resin unit, sporting related unit, painting unit, poster unit, sign unit, photo unit, angels unit, artificial related unit, animal unit, flower unit or the conventional units for variety gift, toy, sports, seasonal, holiday applications to make the said night light with more attractive light effects than original main objects. The night light may incorporated with switch for selected preferred light function.

This application is related to the July 2004, Fiber Optic light kits for footwear Ser. Nos. 10/883,747 and 10/954,189 and 10/667,787 and 10/286,871.

The co-inventor's prior arts U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,926,440, 6,158,868, 6,170,958, 6,171,117, 6,280,053 disclosure arrangement for the conductive means for night light and multiple functions night light incorporated with time piece. The other U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,947,291, 5,495,402, 5,662,408, 5,713,655, 5,803,579, 5,816,682, 5,833,350, 5,893,626, 5,998,928, 6,000,807, 6,010,228, 6,031,958, 6,033,087, 6,056,420, 6,132,072, 6,160,948, 6,161,910, 6,183,101, 6,190,017, 6,290,368, 6,337,946, 6,386,730, 6,390,647, 6,00,104, 6,411,524, 6,431,719, 6,509,832, 6,523,976, 6,550,949, 6,609,812, 6,623,416, 6,641,289, 6,648,496, 6,709,126 show all the different light source and application but there is no one teach the night light incorporated with the fiber optics light means.

BACKGROUND

The night light with fiber optics can let visible wavelength light beams to be seen by viewer though the said fiber optics arranged on the main object so can create a big number of light spots with splendid light effects and value appearance of the said night light.

The night light with fiber optics of current invention to create the plurality of the light sports by fiber optics can be made by selected preferable light means from group combination from LED, LEDs, other light means, bulb, gas filled light, neon bulb, group of LED, neon tube, discharged tube, black tube, linear light source, EL, OEL, EL tube, EL bundles, EL wires with related circuit to create the desired light effects.

The night light with fiber optics can arranged the said fiber optics on main object which is made of metal, plastic, viscous-mud related material, porcelain, ceramic, wood, glass, non-metal, poly resin, plastic resins, paper material.

The night light with fiber optics with fiber optics arranged on the said main object which the said main objects can be certain applications which may be selected from group combination from the toy, gift, souvenir, seasonal unit, holiday unit, painting, poster, sign, photo, artificial flower, doll, porcelain unit, ceramic unit, viscous-mud related unit, blow-mold unit, stuff toys unit, promotion unit or any conventional unit on market place. The main object will be properly arranged to as a stencil, indicia, front sheet, cover piece, outside appearance piece with fiber optics arranged within to created the expected light effects. The main objects to add the fiber optics light means and its related circuit will increase the light effects while the said night light's prong to insert into the wall outlet receptacle.

The night light with fiber optics may incorporated the proper circuit means which can have the steady, chasing, random, fade in and fade out, sequential, color mixed, color changing, pair flashing or any combinations for all light effects from market place available. All these functions can be designed under predetermined time, duration, orders, and function as requirement.

The night light with fiber optics may incorporated the other electric device such as motor, movement, filter device, IC chips with desired functions, sensor, rotating filter to make preferable light effects and functions.

The light means may be selected from the group combination from the EL, LED, gas filled bulb, black tube, fluorescent tube, strobe tube, neon bulb with related circuit means to make the proper illumination with desired functions and effects.

The fiber optics arrange on the main object and delivery the said light means light beam though the said fiber optics with visible wavelength to viewer to get the plurality of lighted areas or spots be illuminated while prong means are connected with power source. The features are limited light means can created a big number of the lighted areas or sports to make splendid light appearance and delicate light applications for building, moving transportation equipment with proper prong means.

DRAWING

FIG. 1: Disclosure the 1^(st) embodiment of night light with fiber optics.

FIG. 2: Disclosure the 2^(nd) embodiment of night light with fiber optics.

FIG. 3: Disclosure the 3^(rd) embodiment of night light with fiber optics.

FIG. 4: Disclosure the 4^(th) embodiment of night light with fiber optics.

FIG. 5: Disclosure the 5^(th) embodiment of night light with fiber optics.

FIG. 6: Disclosure the 6^(th) embodiment of night light with fiber optics.

FIG. 7: Disclosure the details of night light with fiber optics and light means arrangement.

FIG. 8: Disclosure the details of night light with fiber optics of FIG. 2.

DETAIL DESCRIPTION

From FIG. 1, the night light with fiber optics have a main object (10) which have a lot of fiber optics with preferred diameter are glue on the textile with certain spacing and density. A lot of different color of textile folded into a rose shape and leaves (10) become the said main object on this embodiment. The each fiber optics wires cut at the one end to form a bundle (11). The bundle sealed inside of hold means (15). The hold means (15) are align with the said light means (14) to get the best light beams pass from the light source (14) to bundle (15) and make all the light spot(s) be illuminated under predetermined brightness, color, functions, duration, effects which may have chasing, flashing, random flashing, fade in and fade out, changing color, changing light areas, changing brightness, flashing response the sound, flashing response the motion, steady burn, or other light functions and effects which are available from convention market. The extra switch means (not shown) can be located on the said night light and let the people to select the preferred function will increase the value of the said night light. This switch is optional features depend on market requirement.

The light means (14) may be selected from the group combination from the LED, LED(s), EL, OEL, OLED, fluorescent tube, neon tube, black tube, neon bulb, gas filled bulb, strobe tube, discharge tube or the other light device with light beam output to viewer. The light means (14) are positioned to the fiber optics bundle (15) to get the best light effects as requirement.

The main object (10) have a base (12) may have a brighter area (13). The brighter area (13) has the light beams emit out from the light source (14) to viewer. The brighter area (13) also can be design as many as requirement so can have the multiple of direction with the brighter light beams can be seen by viewer. The prong means (17) are located on the other side to allow the night light to get power source. A circuit means (16) supply the preferred electric signals to the light means (14) so can drive the said bundle of the fiber optics to have the desired functions and effects as earlier discussion. The brighter area (13) can be a optional design depend on the market requirement.

From FIG. 2, disclosure a butterfly shape as a main object in 3 dimension configuration with a brighter area (23) to emit the light to viewer. A plurality of fiber optics arranged on the pre-printed cloth and form into a butterfly shape (20) in 3-dimension shape. The prong means (27) arranged under the butterfly and connect with power source to make the said fiber optics be illuminated the contour of the butterfly. Not only the biggest contour are lighted but also the middle contour and inner contour are also be lighted.

From FIG. 3, disclosure a painting (30) which be a main object. The main object (30) has lighted area(s) (30A) (30B) (30C) (30D) (30E) (30F) (30G). These lighted areas have plurality of fiber optics arranged so can see a very splendid light beams emit out from this painting. Incorporating with circuit means can make all these light beams changing colors, brightness, on-off time, duration, sequential and other available light effects to make a eye-catching lighting show as requirement. It also can be designed with a brighter area (not shown) on the lower edge to make the floor be illuminated with brighter light beams.

From FIG. 4, disclosure a porcelain house (40) and tree (40′) and Sign (40″) for seasonal application. The porcelain house or building or church are very popular for season gift with 3 dimensional configuration and very details as market available products. The prong means (47) on the back of the main object (40) (40′) (40″) to get power for light means (not shown) for illumination. This embodiment mainly to disclosure the viscous mud related material such as porcelain, ceramic, . . . those need to be form shape and burning to make it harder and become shape and color and details indicia. These kind of main object can be in the form of any scene such as church, building, religion related items, animal, fruit, vegetable, sport related items, commodities related items, painting, which mainly for a drawing, stencil, image, scene, view, drawing to let people eye can be identification.

From FIG. 5, disclosure a season angel with a hello ring (50″) and wings (50) and body (50′) to form a main object. The light means (54) inside the body (50′) and connected with its circuit means (56). The prong means (57) supply the power to circuit means (56) to let the light means (54) be illuminated. The body (50′) can be made of very good light passive material such as clear plastic sheet in a circle with while clothing so the inner light beams can be emit out to viewer with brighter area to viewer. The wing (50) has a plurality of fiber optics arranged on the contours and inner space so can have very splendid light effects from wing (50) surface perfectly. The light means (54) may have color changing device which can make by LEDs with IC control or by the rotating filter with LEDs to create the plurality of fiber optics be illuminated with color changing effects. The alternative method is available such as use the EL, OLED, OEL, neon tube, neon bulb, discharge tube or other light means to get same functions and effects.

From FIG. 6, disclose other design such as lighted wheel as a main object (60). The inner may have a disc surface with a plurality of fiber optics install on the surface and contour with proper circuit means and light source design to make the whole disc with very good and splendid light effects.

From FIG. 7, disclosure the one of embodiment's detail construction has main object and hold device and light means. The main object (A) have the indicia or drawing or stencil or design (70A) (70A′) (70B) (70C) (70C′) (70D) and have the fiber optics bundles (75A) (75B) (75C) (75D). The indicia area (70A) and (70A′) have fiber optics bundle (75A). The indicia area (70B) has the bundle (75B). The drawing area (70C) (70C′) have the bundle (75C). The design area (70D) has the bundle (75D). The each bundle with the tighten means to hold all fiber optics wires tightly. The bundle (75A) has the tighten means (75AA) and align into the holder means (75A′). The bundle (75B) has the tighten means (75BB) and align into the holder means (75B′). The bundle (75C) has the tighten means (75CC) and align into the holder means (75C′). The bundle (75D) has the tighten means (75DD) and align into the holder means (75D′). The holder means incorporated with the light means (C) or (D) or (E) or (F) or (G) or (H) or (I) or (J) for different light means to make the said indicia (75A) (75A′) (75B) (75C) (75C′) (75D) for desired illumination and brightness, color, time, duration, functions, effects as requirement. The bundle number from the main object can be from number 1 to any number depends on what lighted areas with certain light effects. The other consideration is the diameter of bundle against the space allowance. If space is too limited, May need to choice using more number of bundles with small diameter to fit into limited space. The bundle number and diameter will affect the space and design.

The light means (C), with a rotating filter means (C1) connected with the motor means (C3) to make the filter different color areas R, G, B, W to be positioned on the front of the light means (C4) which can be gas filled bulb, or LED, or OLED, or OEL, or LEDs. The light means (C4) are connected with circuit means to get electric signals to make the said light means (C4) for desired functions and effects.

The light means (D) has similar function to the light means (C). The light means (D) have plurality of LED or gas filled bulb (D4) connected with the circuit means (D2) with IC (D5) to make the desired light effects and functions. The IC means (D5) with proper electric components and parts to make preferred functions and effects which will be same as the light means's C for changing color but with simple and slim arrangement for the assembly work.

The light means (E) has similar functions of the light means (D). The light means (E4) can be one of the gas filled bulb, neon tube, LED inside tube with two connector ends with the signal ends. The light emit out can be a full range visible wavelength light such as white beam as the conventional bulb type or part of visible wavelength light such as LED or neon or EL. The two connector ends (E1) (E2) with big area contact areas are very simple for assembly work. The light means (D) are connected with its circuit means to make the preferred light functions and effects.

The light means (F) is one kind of linear light means may selected from the market available type such as fluorescent tube, neon tube, black tube, high voltage discharge tube, gradation tube, strobe tube etc. The linear light tube can have the color changing and lighted area changeable to make the desired light show as predetermined.

The light means (G) have a several areas (G1) (G2) (G3) (G4) on the PCB (G6) with IC means (G5) to make the desired function. The each area of (G1) (G2) (G3) (G4) have at least three LEDs to make the desired light show including the color change, color combination, duration time, sequential, chasing or other conventional light functions and effects under the IC means (G5) control the electric signals to each one of LED of the said area. All the light beam output are not to be seen by viewer directly because all the light beams passing though the said fiber optics bundle into each fiber optics to make the light effects. This is not the same as the prior arts of U.S. Pat. No. 6,431,719 for directly view the LED light beams without though any light passing medium as fiber optics means.

The light means (H) is a conventional gas filled bulb with at least one of filament inside. It also can be other preferred design of the filament, base, bulb shape to meet the market requirement such as wedge type, round type, flat type etc. The light means (H) are connected with its circuit means to make the light means with desired functions and effects.

The light means (I) is one kind of super thin light means which can be selected from the EL, OEL, OLED in a sheet piece with selected areas with light emit out with desired colors. The selected areas (I1) (I2) (I3) (I4) have its electrode (I1′) (I2′) (I3′) (I4′) respect. The electrodes can be contact area type as (I1′) (I2′) (I3′) (I4′) which can be easily to connect with circuit means by resilient conductive spring or rubber piece with conductive wires to build the electric delivery. The alternative electrode can be as clamp terminal type such as (I1″) (I2″) (I3″) (I4″) which also can be the pin type which are glue-on the electrode by the metal conductive piece extend to outside of the light means. The variety of alternative methods or equivalent terminals or electrode treatments is still fall into the scope of the current invention.

The light means (J) is one kind of the super thin light means which make the flexible EL or OEL or OLED into a spiral or coil or twisted configuration as co-inventor's pending filing on Jul. ______th 2004 and other pending cases of 10/______ , 10/______ , 10/______ with details description. It also can use variety of small diameter EL wires to make a coil or spiral designs with preferred circuit means to make it with desired light functions and effects.

The electric signals delivery between the prong means and circuit means of the said night light with fiber optics have many different ways. The prong means connect with circuit means by any combination of the resilient conductive means, conductive wires, conductive metal piece, conductive soldering paste with conventional soldering, snapping, clipping means to delivery the electricity from prong means to circuit means.

The circuit means connect with light means to deliver the electric signals by any combination of the resilient conductive means, conductive wires, conductive metal piece, conductive soldering paste with conventional soldering, snapping, clipping means to delivery the electricity from circuit means to light means.

From the FIG. 8, the butterfly main object (80) have the fiber optics arranged on the big contour (80′), middle contour (80″), inside contour (80′″) for illumination though the variety of the fiber optic wires' end. The main object (80) also have a brighter area (81) which is made of plastic resin with body configuration which are also align to inner light means (83) and it have super brightness than the fiber optics means. The all fiber optics wires (88) into a single bundle (85) with it's tighten means (85A) to allow the all fiber optics wires (88) into the hold means (85′) perfectly. The light means (83) may selected from the above discussed light means in group combination from (A) to (J) or any available light means from market place with certain range of visible wavelength light beams emit out to viewer. All the light beams passing though the fiber optics means to viewer under the circuit means (86) control the electric signals while the prong means (87) connect with the power source. The prong means (87) also may incorporated with the ground pole (89) or the equivalent device which may selected from the group combination from cigarette prong (87′), conductive wires (87″) for night light of interior of moving transportation equipment such as car, van, boat, bus, vessel, aircraft. The main object may have base as (82) or the (82′) for different shape with prong means in the form of blade (87) or cigarette prong (87′) or wires (87″) for connect with power source or with ground pole (89).

The above discussed light means from (A) to (J) can be as the light means for fiber optics of the main object. All the light means have certain visible wavelength to make preferred light effects and brightness and colors depend on the market requirement. The all such light means do not show the light directly to the viewer but though the fiber optics to show the light beams with design, indicia, drawing of the main objects from limited light means to have plurality lighted spots and areas is the feature of current invention. The preferred embodiment is to explain the spirit of the current invention but should not limited to the full range of current invention for limited light means to pass though the fiber optics which arranged on the main objects to let viewer to see the certain range of the visible wavelength of the light. 

1. The night light with fiber optics including: At least one of prong means build in the said night light and supply the electricity to the light mean(s) while the said prong means are connected with the power source. At least one of the light means which be selected from the group combination from LED, LED(s), EL, OEL, OLED, gas filled bulb, fluorescent tube, black tube, neon tube, strobe tube, neon bulb or discharge light device or the equivalent light source with certain range of the visible wavelength to viewers from market place incorporated the related circuit means to offer illumination under predetermined time, functions, brightness, colors and duration. At least one of main object as body, stencil, front piece, cover, display surface with desired design, indicia, shape, configuration to viewer and made of from group combination from metal, glass, pottery, wood, ceramic, porcelain, viscous-mud related material, plastic, poly resins, plastic resins, paper, bamboo, textile or other proper material with proper installation means to arrange variety of fiber optics to get the desired light effects from a several light means to big number of the lighted spots while the prong means are connected with power source end. The fiber optic means arrangement on the main object on preferred location with proper diameter having desired bundle number to work with the said light means with hold means so can get the desired light intensity from the light source. The said night light with preferred shape, thickness, configuration for main object with desired visible wavelength of light beam are passing though the said fiber optics means from at least one of light means to plurality of the lighted areas to viewer while the prong connect with power source. The improvement including: At least one switch means to allow the said light means to change function from the 1^(st) function to desired function which maybe selected from group combination of steady, chasing, random, pair flashing, fade in and fade out, scan, or turn off the light which may choice from conventional available light functions. The said 1^(st) function will have the light beam emit out from the said light means while the prong means connect with power source.
 2. The night light with fiber optics as claim 1, the said night light's main object in a form group combination of toy unit, gift unit, stuff toy unit, blow-molded unit, textile unit, seasonal unit, plastic unit, metal unit, porcelain unit, ceramic unit, viscous-mud unit, painting unit, poster unit, sign unit, photo unit, doll unit, promotion unit, advertisement unit, give away unit, holiday items, artificial flower, lava unit, aquarium unit, water ball unit, and other items available which incorporated with the said night light and the said fiber optics to get the desired light functions and effects while the said prong means connect with light means.
 3. The night light with fiber optics as claim 1, the said night light further incorporate with the other device in group combination from movement, filter, rotating device, electric device, circuit, sensor, switching device, scent device, motion sensor device, receptacle(s).
 4. The night light with fiber optics as claims 1, the said fiber optics ends are arranged on the main object and light means to let the light can delivery from the one end to the other end.
 5. The night light with fiber optics as claim 1, the said fiber optics have the light emit out from the body of the fiber optics while have certain cut out of the said fiber optics along the its length surface.
 6. The night light with fiber optics as claim 1, the said light means further incorporated with the other light means to get the desired functions.
 7. The night light with fiber optics as claim 1, the said night light prong means having the ground prong means.
 8. The night light with fiber optics as claim 1, the said night light have plurality of the lighted areas or sports with visible wavelength light beam to be seen by viewer though the said fiber optics means.
 9. The night light with fiber optics as claim 1, the said night light have switch means to make function selection from multiple functions.
 10. The night light with fiber optic as claim 1, the bundle number can be any number depend on the light effects and space arrangement.
 11. The night light with fiber optics as claim 1, the prong means connect with circuit means by any combination of the resilient conductive means, conductive wires, conductive metal piece, conductive soldering paste with conventional soldering, snapping, clipping means to delivery the electricity from prong means to circuit means.
 12. The night light with fiber optics as claim 1, the circuit means connect with light means by any combination of the resilient conductive means, conductive wires, conductive metal piece, conductive soldering paste with conventional soldering snapping, clipping means to delivery the electricity from circuit means to light means. 